Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this advance copy. Just the title, The Compound caught my interest right away, as did the cover. And Cult!! This was fast paced, but not alot of suspense in the beginning to pull you in. The plot twist was surprising.

Thanks to both Netgalley and Robin Mahle for this ARC.

What a ride! I usually stay away from stoies involving cults - I don't know why - but I heard it would be a good read for fans of Freida McFadden, so, I gave it a go. Plus, the blurb and the over both really spoke to me, as well.

The story is told in the POV of Kylie, Detective Burns, and Dale, and gotta admit, sometimes In had to double-check whom's POV I was reading, because it was all first person. It makes things a little harder to not get messed up. At least, for me.

Still, I did enjoy the twist and turns and wanted to know where the stoy would go. Started reading before bedtime and then on my way to and from work, and could ignore the awful weather because I was invested into the book all of the time.

The reader is promised ‘breathtaking suspense and nail-biting tension’ in this story of a woman who returns to the area where she spent an important part of her youth. Now she’s in her thirties and her job, which she enjoys immensely, asks her to spend time with her co-workers and her boyfriend somewhere she’d rather not ever set foot in again. This is where she lost her parents and her little brother. This is where all her fears originate, fears she battles every day.
Sounds good. Unfortunately for me I couldn’t relate to the main character nor the story as such. Pretty soon in the book it becomes clear what happened at ‘The Compound’ where a group of people lived – and died. From the moments Kaylie sets foot in the area she feels she’s being followed and soon strange and horrible things start to happen. However, I missed the nail-biting tension and the breathtaking suspense. Everything just ‘happened’ and except for the end it was all rather predictable.
Thanks to Joffe Books and Netgalley for this review copy.

This book has a strange plot, and the storytelling is not very good. There are no points of suspense in the first half, and the changing first person POV is messy. This makes the book readable, but there's no problem putting it down, and when you pick it up again you may not know who you are.

"The Compound" by Robin Mahle follows Kylie, who returns to her hometown to work on a film set as a survivor of a cult that was held on a compound. She thought she would never return to her dark past, but once sinister things happen on set, she believes not all cult members were lost in the fire twenty years ago.

Thank you, NetGalley and publisher Joffe Books, for the gifted eARC for review purposes. All opinions expressed here are my own.

I didn't really care for this story. I originally picked it up because many early reviewers thought it would be similar to a Freida McFadden story; however, I strongly disagree with this assessment. I was disappointed when it lacked the cult story I was so eager to read, and there was a lot of repetitive storytelling, which made me feel like skimming over most of the story. It didn't draw me in at all.

The most fascinating part of the story was the ending; however, unfortunately, you need to read most of the book to get to it. There was a lot of eye-rolling on my part and many impossible scenarios included in the story.

Unfortunately, this story was not for me.

Always a fan of a good thriller with cult-vibes but sadly this was plot lacking.
The premise of the story was good but the execution was a bit over the top. The ending left the plot line unresolved leading me to think there may be a sequel. The epilogue only gave a partial resolution, felt rushed and was somewhat repetitive.
Thank you to the publisher for the opportunity to read this advanced copy. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

Great edge of my seat thriller! I thoroughly enjoyed reading this one! This book had suspense, intriguing, action, cults, bad cops , murder, mystery, great characters, a great who done it and some crazy twists! The story was very interesting and kept me glued to my kindle! I highly recommend reading this book! Thank you NetGalley and Joffe books, my favorite! For sharing this book with me! Can’t wait for more!

This had a amazing twist and worked with the genre in a way that works with the story itself. The characters had that element that I wanted and enjoyed getting to read this. Robin Mahle has a strong writing style and enjoyed the way this was done.

Kylie returns to her home town to work on a movie. There is someone stalking her - is it something to do with the cult that her parents belonged to?
Two of her colleagues are murdered, and Kylie has to fight for her life.

Very suspenseful, but not my favourite of this authors work. I have read several of her books and this isn't in the same league as those.
I also didn't really like the ending. But it is possible that there will be a sequel?

3/5 stars
Thanks to Netgalley and Joffe Books for the ARC